Tips

Tips

• Ten common reasons for VM restore failure

  When a VM restore fails, you must troubleshoot quickly. Event logs are a good start, but can be cryptic. Here are 10 causes of VM restore failures.  Continue Reading

• The differences between hardware replication and software replication

  Before an organization can perform data replication, it must decide if it wants hardware replication or to replicate data at the software level.  Continue Reading

• Is this the end for target deduplication storage appliances?

  Marc Staimer examines why the target deduplication storage appliance market appears to be in decline, even with the presence of EMC, Symantec and HP.  Continue Reading

• Techniques for performing EFS recovery

  IT pros face the daunting task of EFS-encrypted data, but Brien Posey offers EFS recovery tricks in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Navigating the challenges of OpenStack backup

  Brien Posey explains the unique challenges admins face when performing OpenStack backup.  Continue Reading

• Virtual server sprawl and your backups: How can you cope?

  Brien Posey looks at how although there are a number of techniques developed to reduce virtual server sprawl, the problem has not been eliminated.  Continue Reading

• How to dispose of unwanted backup media

  Brien Posey looks at the inherent problems with backup media disposal. Because it contains sensitive data, you must dispose of it safely.  Continue Reading

• Working with the Windows 8 File History feature

  Microsoft expert Brien Posey explains what the Windows 8 File History feature is designed to do and why it is not a comprehensive backup product.  Continue Reading

• Are disk-to-disk backup solutions too slow for modern recovery?

  Colm Keegan looks at why disk-to-disk backup solutions may offer poor performance for shops running flash for primary storage.  Continue Reading

• Can you standardize enterprise backup?

  Eric Slack looks at whether it is possible to standardize on one enterprise backup application for an entire organization or even larger data centers.  Continue Reading

• Backing up WordPress sites

  There are options for backing up WordPress sites, but those options are limited by whether you are hosting the WordPress site yourself.  Continue Reading

• Backup deduplication can help, but it's no magic bullet

  SearchDataBackup contributor John Hilliard and independent storage expert Marc Staimer discuss backup deduplication in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Using PowerShell for bare-metal recovery

  Brien Posey shows you how to create backup in PowerShell that is suitable for performing a bare-metal recovery.  Continue Reading

• Speeding up backup deduplication

  Deduplication is a key piece of the backup process, but it can bog down backup systems. Find out how dedupe accelerators help backup deduplication.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of the integrated data backup appliance

  Data center backup solutions are complicated; hence, the integrated data backup appliance. George Crump examines whether it is the right approach.  Continue Reading